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A bill to desginate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, as the ``Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic''.

Introduced Dec 18, 2025

Latest action (Dec 18, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary

This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic." The designation renames the clinic to honor Patrick D. Tillman, a former NFL player who enlisted in the Army after the September 11 attacks and was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. All references to the clinic in federal laws, regulations, and documents shall be updated to use the new name.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Dec 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
  2. Dec 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 4288 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic". · Passed House Jul 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 91%
  • S 3689 — A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic". · Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Cong. 119 61%
  • HR 7511 — Iowa National Guard Heroes Commemoration Act · Introduced Mar 2, 2026 · Cong. 119 61%
  • S 3837 — Iowa National Guard Heroes Commemoration Act · Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · Cong. 119 61%
  • HR 6482 — To rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Michigan Center, Michigan, as the "Captain Herbert Elfring VA Clinic". · Introduced Jan 5, 2026 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HR 6963 — To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic". · Passed House Jul 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 18, 2025

Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, as the “Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic”.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1) Patrick “Pat” Daniel Tillman was born on November 6, 1976, in San Jose, California.

(2) From 1990 to 1994, Pat attended Leland High School in San Jose, California, where he subsequently helped lead his team to a Central Coast Division I Football Championship. Shortly thereafter, Pat was offered a scholarship to and played football for the Arizona State University Sun Devils. While there, he led Arizona State to the 1997 Rose Bowl after an undefeated season, earned three consecutive selections to the Pac-10 All-Academic Football Team, a 1st team Academic All- American honor, as well as the Post-Graduate Scholarship of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for academic and athletic excellence.

(3) Upon graduating college, Pat Tillman was selected in the 7th round of the 1998 National Football League Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.

(4) In July of 2002, less than 1 year after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Pat chose to suspend a lucrative career in the National Football League to join the United States Army alongside his brother, Kevin.

(5) Pat and Kevin were subsequently assigned to the second battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment in Fort Lewis, Washington. As an Army Ranger, Pat deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2004.

(6) On April 22, 2004, Pat Tillman was killed by gunfire while on patrol in a rugged area of eastern Afghanistan.

(7) Further investigation and subsequent reporting confirmed Tillman was killed via fratricide as he attempted to provide cover for fellow soldiers as they endeavored to escape from a canyon wherein they were trapped.

(8) Pat Tillman is undeniably known as a national hero, was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals, and was posthumously promoted to corporal.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CORPORAL PATRICK D. TILLMAN VA CLINIC IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

(a) Designation.—The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Corporal Patrick D. Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic” or the “Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic”.

(b) References.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community- based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic. <all>

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